Complete the Mission – Bipartisan Effort to End the Lord’s Resistance Army
While the Obama administration fights for the life of the Iran nuclear deal, another bipartisan, bicameral effort in United States foreign policy is under way. Then-Senator John Kerry found many allies in 2012 when he and Senator John Boozman (R-AR) introduced the “Rewards for Justice” expansion bill, focused on bringing to justice Joseph Kony and other leaders of the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) ...
Responsible sourcing of minerals from conflict zones: is the EU doing enough?
On March 5, 2014, the European Commission released its long-awaited responsible trading strategy for minerals from conflict zones. The Regulation – basically a draft law – would establish a system that is fundamentally different from the approach taken by the U.S. Dodd-Frank Act and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule. Business & human rights experts, namely the architect of the U.N. Guiding Principles (UNGPs), John Ruggie, also expressed concern with regards to the non-binding character of the due diligence exercise envisaged by the E.U ...
Refugees Once Again: A South Sudanese Perspective on the Crisis
My earliest memories are of war, dead bodies, and of my own uncle saving my life. As a result of Sudan's second civil war, I became a refugee at the age of three. Now, war has come to my home country once again ...
Not In Our Name: A South Sudanese Perspective on the Crisis
As South Sudanese, we worked hard to persevere through two civil wars. Now, our chance to have freedom and prosperity is threatened by political tension and ethnic division ...
U.N. in South Sudan Must Provide Information to Civilians: Aerial Reconnaissance is Essential for the Bor-Juba Corridor
As of the evening of January 4 (Juba time) there is growing alarm, even panic among civilians who are receiving conflicting reports from a wide range of sources—some open, some confidential, but all having an impact on those living in or near Juba and Bor, and in towns and villages between these capitals ...
Debt Relief for Sudan from The Netherlands: What Next?
Yesterday the Dutch government decided to offer debt relief to Sudan, an extraordinarily misguided action, the more so since Sudan was the only country favored by such relief ...
Documama: X-Box or Nintendo? It depends on your taste for violence.
I am not a big fan of violent video games, so clearly I’m not about to support a company that produces a product that feeds into real life armed conflict ...
Atma Foundation Launches Letters to Congo to Build Personal Connections
The Atma Foundation, a partner organization of the Enough Project, has launched a new initiative to build relationships and connections among American and Congolese women called Atma Letters ...
They Bombed Everything That Moved: Aerial Military Attacks on Civilians and Humanitarians in Sudan, 1999 – 2013
This week I published the fifth update to my original May 6, 2011 report and data spreadsheet on military attacks on civilians and humanitarians in Sudan ...
U.N. Peace Day 2013: Peace for the DR Congo
I really didn’t know much about Congo until I met a journalist who had been there and told me about the ongoing conflicts in Congo ...
